Home Depot'd my CAI and dropped my IAT 20 degrees!
May 31, 2009 | 09:23 PM
#21
I've seen engines overheat because the t-stat was removed...what happens is you remove a restriction that's figured into the cooling system design, and coolant is now flowing faster than it used to, and it doesn't get a chance to be in the radiator long enough for it to be cooled off. Not saying that it happens every time, but it is a possibility under the right conditions.
The CAI set up looks effective though :thumbs:
The CAI set up looks effective though :thumbs:
May 31, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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May 31, 2009 | 09:47 PM
#23
Not to mention that I've known a few guys in the past who have removed their t-stats, thinking it would be a performance gain, just to have their cars/trucks overheat....coincidence?
Last edited by budhayes3; May 31, 2009 at 09:52 PM.
May 31, 2009 | 09:53 PM
#24
It sounds like removing the thermostat is analogous to endotoxic shock causing a high output heart failure. lol.
Bud, this is the first time I've seen you confrontational in a post! Congrats! Make sure those eyeballs don't roll back into your head
Bud, this is the first time I've seen you confrontational in a post! Congrats! Make sure those eyeballs don't roll back into your head
May 31, 2009 | 10:01 PM
#25
Come on man, 10 seconds? So does the air going through the radiator have to pass by it slow so it can pull the heat out of it? LOL.
May 31, 2009 | 10:04 PM
#26
I'm sure you knowing a few guys trumps me personally doing this to some of the cars I've worked on (including my own) and them all running cooler. Is this a great idea for all cars? Nope. But it's worked in the cars i've done it to that had cooling problems.
May 31, 2009 | 10:11 PM
#27
Air is a gas and has different physical properties than engine coolant...my best guess. I just know from 1 guy with a mid 80's Caprice (305 sbc), 1 66 Mustang, straight six, and a few other sbc's that I've seen, removing the t-stat=radiator overflow boiling over, steam under hood, and temp gauge pinned.
May 31, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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May 31, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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I've seen engines overheat because the t-stat was removed...what happens is you remove a restriction that's figured into the cooling system design, and coolant is now flowing faster than it used to, and it doesn't get a chance to be in the radiator long enough for it to be cooled off. Not saying that it happens every time, but it is a possibility under the right conditions.
The CAI set up looks effective though :thumbs:
The CAI set up looks effective though :thumbs:
100%, correct might not effect everyone in every weather condition...
May 31, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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